# Copper scrap – Poland

> A picture of the market – not a commercial recommendation.

Buyers of copper scrap in Poland according to the Companies register, and the copper scrap trade of the country in 2015–2025 (Eurostat Comext).

- Data as of: 2026-10-20, version 2.31
- Page: https://ai-waw.com/en/recycling/copper/poland
- Search buyers with this country set: https://ai-waw.com/en/recycling?country=PL
- Metal flow analysis: [Copper Flows in Poland](https://ai-waw.com/en/metal-flows/copper-flows-poland)

## Buyers in the country (40)

| Company | Plant | Type of buyer | Accepted grades | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Elektrorecykling S.A.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/elektrorecykling-s-a.md) | Sękowo – WEEE processing plant, Sękowo | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – home page |
| [Hemarpol sp. z o.o.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/hemarpol-sp-z-o-o.md) | Kalety – cable and metal mixture recycling plant, Kalety | processor | cu-kable, cu-mieszany, al-kable, al-strzepy | [B] Company website – contact and branches |
| [KGHM Metraco S.A.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/kghm-metraco-s-a.md) | scrap purchasing and deliveries to KGHM smelters (Legnica), Legnica | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [A] KGHM Polska Miedź S.A., Management Board report on the activities of KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. and the KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. Capital Group in 2024 (Lubin, March 2025) |
| [KGHM Polska Miedź S.A.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/kghm-polska-miedz-s-a.md) | O/Huta Miedzi “Cedynia”, Orsk | smelter | grades not established in the register documents | [A] KGHM Polska Miedź S.A., Management Board report on the activities of KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. and the KGHM Group for 2024 |
| [KGHM Polska Miedź S.A.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/kghm-polska-miedz-s-a.md) | O/Huta Miedzi Głogów (Głogów I and II), Głogów | smelter | grades not established in the register documents | [A] KGHM Polska Miedź S.A., Management Board report on the activities of KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. and the KGHM Group for 2024 |
| [KGHM Polska Miedź S.A.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/kghm-polska-miedz-s-a.md) | O/Huta Miedzi Legnica, Legnica | smelter | grades not established in the register documents | [A] KGHM Polska Miedź S.A., Management Board report on the activities of KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. and the KGHM Group for 2024 |
| [Maya Victory](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/maya-victory.md) | Bogumiłów – WEEE processing plant, Bogumiłów | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – our plants |
| [MB Recycling sp. z o.o. Przedsiębiorstwo Gospodarki Odpadami sp.k.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/mb-recycling-sp-z-o-o-przedsiebiorstwo-gospodarki-odpadami-sp-k.md) | Micigózd – WEEE processing plant, Micigózd | processor | cu-elektronika | [B] Company website – our plants |
| [MB Recycling sp. z o.o. Przedsiębiorstwo Gospodarki Odpadami sp.k.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/mb-recycling-sp-z-o-o-przedsiebiorstwo-gospodarki-odpadami-sp-k.md) | Zabrze – non-ferrous metals recycling plant, Zabrze | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – our plants |
| [Metall-Expres Sp. z o.o.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/metall-expres-sp-z-o-o.md) | Zaczernie – Cu-OFE wire casting plant (UPCAST) and profile extrusion (CONFORM), Zaczernie | smelter (scrap intake inferred from the type of plant, not from a document) | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Metall-Expres Sp. z o.o., company website – production of Cu-OFE copper wire (UPCAST) |
| [Odlewnia](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/odlewnia.md) | Sobowidz foundry, Sobowidz | smelter (scrap intake inferred from the type of plant, not from a document) | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Sobowidz foundry, range of ZnAl castings and zinc anodes |
| [Odylion sp. z o.o. sp.k.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/odylion-sp-z-o-o-sp-k.md) | Będzin – non-ferrous metals buying branch, Będzin | processor | cu-kable, al-kable | [B] Company website – branches |
| [Odylion sp. z o.o. sp.k.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/odylion-sp-z-o-o-sp-k.md) | Biała Podlaska – non-ferrous metals buying branch, Biała Podlaska | processor | cu-kable, al-kable | [B] Company website – branches |
| [Odylion sp. z o.o. sp.k.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/odylion-sp-z-o-o-sp-k.md) | Gądki – non-ferrous metals purchasing branch, Gądki | processor | cu-kable, al-kable | [B] Company website – branches |
| [Odylion sp. z o.o. sp.k.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/odylion-sp-z-o-o-sp-k.md) | Gdynia – non-ferrous metals purchasing branch, Gdynia | processor | cu-kable, al-kable | [B] Company website – branches |
| [Odylion sp. z o.o. sp.k.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/odylion-sp-z-o-o-sp-k.md) | Łódź – non-ferrous metals purchasing branch, Łódź | processor | cu-kable, al-kable | [B] Company website – branches |
| [Odylion sp. z o.o. sp.k.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/odylion-sp-z-o-o-sp-k.md) | Otwock – non-ferrous metals purchasing branch, Otwock | processor | cu-kable, al-kable | [B] Company website – branches |
| [Odylion sp. z o.o. sp.k.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/odylion-sp-z-o-o-sp-k.md) | Warsaw – non-ferrous metals purchasing branch, Warszawa | processor | cu-kable, al-kable | [B] Company website – branches |
| [Odylion sp. z o.o. sp.k.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/odylion-sp-z-o-o-sp-k.md) | Wrocław – non-ferrous metals purchasing branch, Wrocław | processor | cu-kable, al-kable | [B] Company website – branches |
| [PPHU Stilmar Michał Dobrzyński](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/pphu-stilmar-michal-dobrzynski.md) | Częstochowa – processing of non-ferrous metals and aluminium dross, Częstochowa | processor | al-zgary | [B] Company website – about the company |
| [RADO sp. z o.o.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/rado-sp-z-o-o.md) | Ławnica – cable recycling, Ławnica | processor | cu-kable, cu-mieszany, al-kable | [B] Company website – recycling |
| [SK nexilis Poland sp. z o.o.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/sk-nexilis-poland-sp-z-o-o.md) | Stalowa Wola – folia bateryjna, Stalowa Wola | smelter (scrap intake inferred from the type of plant, not from a document) | grades not established in the register documents | [A] SK nexilis Poland sp. z o.o. (KRS 0000823566) – financial statements 2020–2025 (eKRS); capacity 57 kt per KIS Rating opinion on SKC (20.01.2026) |
| [Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/syntom-metal-recycling-sp-z-o-o.md) | Białystok – non-ferrous scrap buying branch, Białystok | processor | cu-kable, al-kable | [B] Company website – branches |
| [Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/syntom-metal-recycling-sp-z-o-o.md) | Bielsko-Biała – non-ferrous scrap buying branch, Bielsko-Biała | processor | cu-kable, al-kable | [B] Company website – branches |
| [Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/syntom-metal-recycling-sp-z-o-o.md) | Bydgoszcz – non-ferrous scrap buying branch, Bydgoszcz | processor | cu-kable, al-kable | [B] Company website – branches |
| [Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/syntom-metal-recycling-sp-z-o-o.md) | Gdańsk – non-ferrous scrap purchasing branch, Gdańsk | processor | cu-kable, al-kable | [B] Company website – branches |
| [Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/syntom-metal-recycling-sp-z-o-o.md) | Kalisz – non-ferrous scrap purchasing branch, Kalisz | processor | cu-kable, al-kable | [B] Company website – branches |
| [Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/syntom-metal-recycling-sp-z-o-o.md) | Konstantynów Łódzki – non-ferrous scrap purchasing branch, Konstantynów Łódzki | processor | cu-kable, al-kable | [B] Company website – branches |
| [Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/syntom-metal-recycling-sp-z-o-o.md) | Lublin – non-ferrous scrap purchasing branch, Lublin | processor | cu-kable, al-kable | [B] Company website – branches |
| [Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/syntom-metal-recycling-sp-z-o-o.md) | Piotrków Trybunalski – non-ferrous scrap purchasing branch, Piotrków Trybunalski | processor | cu-kable, al-kable | [B] Company website – branches |
| [Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/syntom-metal-recycling-sp-z-o-o.md) | Poznań – non-ferrous scrap purchasing branch, Poznań | processor | cu-kable, al-kable | [B] Company website – branches |
| [Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/syntom-metal-recycling-sp-z-o-o.md) | Sosnowiec – non-ferrous scrap purchasing branch, Sosnowiec | processor | cu-kable, al-kable | [B] Company website – branches |
| [Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/syntom-metal-recycling-sp-z-o-o.md) | Szczecin – non-ferrous scrap purchasing branch, Szczecin | processor | cu-kable, al-kable | [B] Company website – branches |
| [Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/syntom-metal-recycling-sp-z-o-o.md) | Tomaszów Mazowiecki – main non-ferrous scrap processing plant, Tomaszów Mazowiecki | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – branches |
| [Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/syntom-metal-recycling-sp-z-o-o.md) | Warsaw – non-ferrous scrap purchasing branch, Warszawa | processor | cu-kable, al-kable | [B] Company website – branches |
| [Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/syntom-metal-recycling-sp-z-o-o.md) | Zabrze – non-ferrous scrap purchasing branch, Zabrze | processor | cu-kable, al-kable | [B] Company website – branches |
| [TELE-FONIKA Kable S.A.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/tele-fonika-kable-s-a.md) | cable waste recycling (Bukowno), Bukowno | processor | cu-kable | [B] TELE-FONIKA Kable S.A., company site – plants Bydgoszcz, Kraków, Myślenice; cable waste recycling in Bukowno |
| [Tesla Recycling sp. z o.o.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/tesla-recycling-sp-z-o-o.md) | Grodzisk Mazowiecki – e-scrap and non-ferrous metals processing plant, Grodzisk Mazowiecki | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [A] Decision of the Starost of Grodzisk No. 1/2022 – amendment of the waste processing permit |
| [Walcownia Metali „Dziedzice” S.A.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/walcownia-metali-dziedzice-s-a.md) | Czechowice-Dziedzice – bar mill, tube mill (suspended strips), Czechowice-Dziedzice | smelter (scrap intake inferred from the type of plant, not from a document) | grades not established in the register documents | [A] Walcownia Metali „Dziedzice” S.A., company site and Management Board Report for 2025 (Strip and Disc Division – production suspended at 31.12.2024 and 31.12.2025) |
| [Walcownia Metali Nieżelaznych „Łabędy” S.A.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/walcownia-metali-niezelaznych-labedy-s-a.md) | Gliwice-Łabędy – rolling mill, Gliwice | smelter (scrap intake inferred from the type of plant, not from a document) | grades not established in the register documents | [A] Walcownia Metali Nieżelaznych „Łabędy” S.A. – financial statements (eKRS) |

## Scrap trade

Imports and exports of scrap (total: within the EU and with non-EU countries), balance and unit value from trade declarations.

| Year | Imports (t) | Exports (t) | Balance (t) | Import unit value (EUR/t) | Export unit value (EUR/t) |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| 2015 | 68,972 | 64,239 | -4,733 | 4,217 | 3,651 |
| 2016 | 79,281 | 83,002 | 3,720 | 3,397 | 2,616 |
| 2017 | 83,530 | 71,823 | -11,707 | 3,612 | 3,880 |
| 2018 | 113,638 | 92,392 | -21,246 | 3,171 | 4,299 |
| 2019 | 137,768 | 96,310 | -41,458 | 3,001 | 4,118 |
| 2020 | 150,021 | 87,495 | -62,525 | 3,459 | 3,856 |
| 2021 | 161,005 | 100,639 | -60,367 | 5,143 | 5,465 |
| 2022 | 171,916 | 94,488 | -77,428 | 6,079 | 6,094 |
| 2023 | 153,570 | 85,102 | -68,468 | 5,724 | 5,572 |
| 2024 | 152,393 | 94,679 | -57,714 | 6,414 | 5,952 |
| 2025 | 165,799 | 86,659 | -79,141 | 6,744 | 6,379 |
| 2026 (incomplete year) | 118,910 | 53,219 | -65,691 | 8,720 | 8,040 |

Unit value (EUR/t) – value divided by mass from trade declarations (Comext); an approximation of the price level, not a market price.

- Largest scrap suppliers (2025): Germany 72,398 t, United States 16,875 t, France 11,642 t, Czechia 11,252 t, Italy 6,317 t
- Largest scrap destinations (2025): Germany 30,870 t, Slovakia 19,885 t, Japan 5,034 t, India 4,820 t, Italy 4,270 t

Straight-line distance (great circle) from the shipping point – not road distance.

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